Average doseage of conscious sedation while doing endoscopy's

[lmbv55]

I am interested in the average dose of conscious sedation that Endo nurses are giving. We use demerol and versed at my hospital and feel that several of our doctors need more education on conscious sedation but have no numbers to get an average dose of medicaiton. Any info is appreciated.

[CrohnieToo]

Oh, yeah. There are Nurse's Notes separate from the doctor's dictated report for each of these procedures. There are sedation/anesthesia reports separate from the doctor's dictated reports. There is much more included in the full medical record from a procedure than just the doctor's dictated results.

[tewdles, RN]

I don't know the usuals for this nursing field and did not read all of the posts...

I had a colonoscopy last month for a new cancer dx and received propofol. It worked great and I recovered VERY quickly with no memory of the event and no post procedure discomfort. Of course, the FDA considers that an anesthetic and not a sedative.